Eyler v. Crabbs
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Frederick county court, sitting as a court of equity. On the 11th day of April 1841, Frederick Crabbs afid wife sold and conveyed to John Eyler the lands in controversy, for the consideration of $6000. On the 13th day of October 1841, Crabbs and Eyler made a settlement of the balance of purchase money due on the land, on which day Eyler gave his two notes to Crabbs, one for $1000, the other for $1323.80, which notes recognise the lien due by Eyler to Crabbs.
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Appeal from Frederick county court, sitting as a court of equity. On the 11th day of April 1841, Frederick Crabbs afid wife sold and conveyed to John Eyler the lands in controversy, for the consideration of $6000. On the 13th day of October 1841, Crabbs and Eyler made a settlement of the balance of purchase money due on the land, on which day Eyler gave his two notes to Crabbs, one for $1000, the other for $1323.80, which notes recognise the lien due by Eyler to Crabbs. Upon these notes suits were brought in Frederick county court by Crabbs, the plaintiff, on the 4th October 1843, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Le Grand, C. ,1.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The view which we have taken of this case, as presented by the record, dispenses with the necessity of considering some of the points made in the argument of counsel.
The bill was filed for the double purpose of annulling the deed executed by Eyler to Matthews, and of enforcing, as against the defendants, an alleged lien for the unpaid purchase money due upon a sale and conveyance of the property mentioned in the deed from Eyler to Matthews.
The decree pronounced by the county court is founded en*154tirely on the ground, that the vendor’s lien has…
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